Steve Buscemi
Nikita Khrushchev
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The Death of Stalin is a 2017 political satire black comedy film written and directed by Armando Iannucci and co-written by David Schneider and Ian Martin with Peter Fellows.
Mar 9, 2018 · A satirical film based on the true events of 1953, when the Soviet dictator Stalin died and his allies fought for his succession. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about the historical context and trivia of this dark comedy.
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- Comedy, Drama, History
- Armando Iannucci
- 2018-03-09
How did the Soviet dictator die in 1953? Was it a natural cause, a plot by his rivals, or a joke gone wrong? Explore the mysterious and controversial circumstances of Stalin's demise.
Mar 9, 2018 · When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweebish Georgy...
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- Armando Iannucci
- R
- Steve Buscemi
Joseph Stalin, second leader of the Soviet Union, died on 5 March 1953 at his Kuntsevo Dacha after suffering a stroke, at age 74. He was given a state funeral in Moscow on 9 March, with four days of national mourning declared.
25K. 3.1M views 6 years ago. The internal political landscape of 1950’s Soviet Russia takes on darkly comic form in a new film by Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated...
- 2 min
- 3.1M
- eOne UK
Moscow, 1953: when tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin drops dead, his parasitic cronies enter a frantic power struggle to be the next Soviet leader. The dweeby Georgy Malenkov, the wily Nikita Khrushchev, and the sadistic secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria bumble and backstab their way to the top.
